Information Security Analyst

Our client, a well-established proprietary trading firm with a global presence, is seeking a skilled Information Security Analyst to join their Global Cybersecurity team. This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced, intellectually driven environment where your contributions will directly strengthen the organization's security posture.

As part of the Global Cybersecurity team, you will work to continually improve the security posture and services by monitoring, identifying, and correcting security gaps and implementing countermeasures.

You Want:

• Work for a stable, rapidly growing organization that will allow you to grow personally and professionally.
• Continue to leverage your background in Information Security, threat detection, and incident response.
• Do meaningful work that makes an impact daily!
• Work in a highly collaborative team composed of fun, bright, motivated people who truly enjoy working together.

You Will:

• Monitor alerts for potential security incidents and requests for information, including real-time channels, tools, dashboards, periodic reports, chat sessions, and tickets.
• Follow incident-specific procedures to perform basic triage of potential security incidents to determine their nature and priority and eliminate obvious false positives.
• Escalate potential security incidents to senior analysts and implement countermeasures and mitigating controls.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and third-party security service providers to triage alerts, events, or incidents.
• Monitor and analyze Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) to identify security issues for remediation.
• Create and manage SIEM policy rulesets.
• Recognize potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and compromises through event detail reviews and analysis.
• Interface with a variety of customers in a polite, positive, and professional manner.
• Document all actions taken in a ticketing system.

You Have:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or threat detection/incident response role within a mid to large-scale organization.
• A proven track record in analyzing detected security events and performing triage of potential security incidents in a highly complex and global environment.
• Experience with technologies including SIEM, IDS/IPS, network/host-based firewalls, and data leakage prevention (DLP).
• An understanding of possible attack activities such as network probing, scanning, DDoS, and malicious code activity.
• Experience scripting in a major language such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Availability for an alternating weekend shift and willingness to work any of the three shifts to support 24-hour coverage.
• An understanding of common network devices such as routers and switches, and basic networking protocols such as IP, DNS, and HTTP.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• A self-motivated mindset with a desire to continually improve your knowledge and skills.
• A strong desire to understand what, why, and how behind security incidents.
• Familiarity with security-related areas such as malware analysis, cloud security, phishing, and deception techniques.
• Willingness to work onsite in Montreal 3 days/week and flexibility to work different shifts, as this is a 24x7 SOC setting.

Benefits:

Our client's office is located in Downtown Montreal and is easily accessible by public transportation. While the team works hard, the cubicle-free workplace, casual dress code, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium placed on quality of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
• 5 weeks of paid vacation per year
• Lunch and snacks are provided daily
• Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses
• Free events and workshops
• Donation matching program

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